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"I think," said Mr. Dooley, "that if th' Christyan Scientists had some science an' th' doctors more Christianity, it wudden't make anny diff'rence which ye called in—if ye had a good nurse."
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'Tis as hard f'r a rich man to enther th' kingdom iv Hiven as it is f'r a poor man to get out iv Purgatory.
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But th' best thing about a little judicyous swearin' is that it keeps th' temper. 'Twas intinded as a compromise between runnin' away an' fightin'. Befure it was invinted they was on'y th' two ways out iv an argymint.
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No matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.
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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks th' Lord wud do if He knew th' facts iv th' case.
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I've seen a game iv cards start among frinds, but I never see frinds in a game iv cards.
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Finley Peter Dunne
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Born:
July 10, 1867
Died:
April 24, 1936
(aged 68)
Bio:
Finley Peter Dunne was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches.
Known for:
Mr. Dooley's Philosophy (1900)
Observations by Mr. Dooley (1902)
Mr. Dooley's Opinions (1901)
Mr. Dooley Says (1898)
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War (1898)
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